Mr Byrne said neither of them talked to family or even their close friends about it.
Allison told him that if he was prepared to recommit to the relationship then she would as well and over the next few months things improved, he said.
Mr Byrne said the pair began communicating more and he had no contact with Ms McHugh.
Hell say that, however, around Christmas, he felt he needed to say to Toni that he didnt hate her and he was sorry and so they met for coffee
its not your fault, its mine and you shouldnt be down about this but they continued after that, not regularly, they continued to have some contact, he said.
He said the business was beginning to turn the corner but far from out of the woods in Baden-Clays mind.
Mr Byrne said the accused sold his Lexus and bought a Holden Captiva and sub-let the office space at Taringa to reduce the rent.
He said Ms Baden-Clay was working at the business about three or four days per week, looking after the financials and the business was running efficiently.
Mr Byrne said the accused had loans from his friends and the option to buy out Ms Frost and Mr Broom by September, 2012.
He said the accused was not too concerned about where he would get the money from.
Mr Byrne said one of the people he contacted was Moggill MP Bruce Flegg.
Hell admit he was a little depressed but he still had an optimistic view of the way things would go, he said.
He had expectations that he would be able to borrow that money in time in September.
Mr Byrne told the jury that the accused and his wife were working really hard on their relationship.
Hell tell you quite frankly and openly he thought she was the strongest mentally she had been for many years, he said.
He said the conditions he agreed to was giving his wife a password to his phone and that they attended counselling together.
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